The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-06-16

judges are present.
Rev. A. S. Hank, of the Baltimore
Conference, died at Martinsburg last Mon
lay week, aged 55 years. He WAS we'll
known in the Valley of Virginia.
Mr.. c. M. Weber. veteran journalist,
and Sheriff of Roanoke county, is about
to commence the publication OF the Week-
Ia Sun, a Republican paper at Roanoke
city.
The Grocer Irop and Steel company
which owns the large iron furnace at
Roanoke, has made an assignment, max
ing preferred creditors to the amount OF
S3E8, 900.
Will our contemporary of the Portsmouth
Times please inform US when Justice
Cloud' sat upon the supreme Bench"
and when he died? 1t is an excessively
cloudy thing to US.
The spectators in coffee, who have been
holding for further rise in coffee have
been caught mapping. The price fell last
week, and several coffee brokers had to 60
under. 1t served them right.
We are gratilied to learn that Hon. r..
NJ. Mayo, of Westmoreland county. who
was taken to Mt. Hope, Baltimore, be-
cause of mental alteration, has entirely
recovered and returned to his home.
Mr.. Jos. d. Hundley, living near
Lewsburg, w. Va, was stricken with
paralysis, duplicating the right side, last
Friday a week ago. His condition Was
somewhat improved, at last accounts.
Rev. DR. WV. Bennett distinguished
minister of the Methodist Church. South
died at Louisa G. H., on the 9th. He was
we'll known to the people of Virginia, and
beloved and admired wherever known.
His age was 4S years.
The terrible record of assassination that
has made Rowan county, Ky, conspicuous
is Democratic revenge for the election OF
a Republican sheriff. Craig Tolliver is
Democratic leader, and all the offenses OF
his faction, so far, have been eondoned by
the Kentucky authorities.
The Culpeper Eaponent comments on the
condition of the democratic party in that
county in the following distressing terms
"A party in the condition of the democrat
fc party in this county cannot be c0nsi2
cred aourishing. 1t isdivided into factions
which hate each other more than they dc
the Republicans.
Capt. Geo. Grandstaff. of Shenandoah co.
has been appointed to 81, 200 elerkshil
I'm the Senate document room on the re
commentator of Senator RiGdleberger.
is a good appointment. Capt. Grandstaf
is not only good Republican, but cleve
and intelligent gentleman, and will max
an efficient officer.
Hon. W. E. Chandler has received TIN
nomination of the Republicans of TIN
New Hampshire Legislature for y.
Senator for the short term. There will b.
no election at this session for the Ion.
term. The nomination is to Ell the va
cancy occasioned by the DEATH of Senate
Pike.
Steel rails. March, 1886. sold at $27.2
per ton. and in March, 1887 they Wer
quoted at $3.50 per ton. The result o
this increase in the price is the importa
tion of large quantities of steel rails iron
England. The demand for rails indicate
extraordinary activity in railroad building
and repairing, and an Improvement il
business OF every description.
Mr.. Powderly, in a speech at Boston
last Saturday. stated that under no Gil
cumstances would he be a candidate TO
reelection as General Master Workman
of the Knights of Labor. nor would h
accept the position again if elected. II
will continue to labor for the advancement
of the order, however. He said he had bee
Misrepresented and falsely accused, an
wanted rest.
Mobile Register: Very few of those VIII,
labor so zealously in behalf of religion AM
morality see fit to attend the primar
elections 70 select competent candidates
The church voters 0utnumber the bum
gaers and loodlums ten to one. and We
they permit the bummers and h0odlums
outnupber them ten to one. Ii tn
churches want good government they mus
do something more than preach for it,
They must vote for it.
Whatever may be said of Jay Gould
there is one thing 10 his credit, that h
places his money and his brains whel
they will DO the most good, whether in th
North or South. A present scheme is t
connect Kansas and the western territ0r
through which his railroads..run with Tia
Mississippi, lat Arkansas City, Ark, by til
construction of road freM Fort Smit
to that point. The road is now being gra
ded aud contracts let.
Last fan Mrs. Albert Brooks, of Juniat:
Mich, went to Denver to receive 5000
and other property. her interest in lie
uncle's estate. She has not returned t
her home. and efforts to find her have nc
awaited. 1t IS supposed she has been kid
mapped and is being held until her captOl
get all her money from her. Letters @ria
ten in Colorado. from her, have been IL
eeived i'm Pennsylvania, postmarked Bos
top-evidently carried TO the latter plac
to be mailed 1t is said & Denver police
man has clue to the mystery.
The New York Times denominates Nj
Randall as a spy and a traitor. p" wearin
the nniform of the Democracy to hetra
the party in the interest of the Republ
cans. In 0tiser words. any Democrat wh
advocates protection must necessarily be
traitor to the Democratic party and So
in the Democratic Camp. Well, this
about as clear subscription OF q protec
tive Democrat as cGald be well given. Eh
Democratic party is free trade party, an
-. 10 be true to it's professions those who wea
it's celors ought to advocate free trade
The lines will be finely drawn after awhik
il the Times is permitted to outline tn
discipline and the policy of the Democracy
f>On the 18th the first threagh passenge
train between Galveston and Kana2s Cit
left Galveston over the Gulf, Colorado a0'
Sante Fe and Atciiison, Topeka and SAINT
Fe consolidated systems. The time be
tween the twO points was twenty leigh
hours. These connections between TIN
South and West aEsdestined to change til